Moldova FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

10-day time composite GEOTIFF files of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for the Republic of Moldova are provided by Copernicus. The data utilizes Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor readings to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought. Records are updated as recently as March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values (0 to 1) across Moldovan regions
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using the 10-day time composite GEOTIFF layers
• Assessing crop productivity impacts by measuring deviations in photosynthetically active radiation absorption

Strengths

• Derived from VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 10-day temporal composites
• GEOTIFF format for GIS compatibility

Limitations

• Geographic restriction to Moldova only
• Potential sensor noise from atmospheric conditions
• No accompanying tabular metadata provided

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Last updated March 2026; frequency appears to be every 10 days.

Geography

Republic of Moldova